The period between 1998 and 2002, when the inspections were interrupted, was clearly of a nature to give rise to questions as to the fate of the stocks of weapons of mass destruction that were not destroyed or to the potential resumption of the production of prohibited weapons.
El período en que estuvieron interrumpidas las inspecciones, entre 1998 y 2002, suscita sin duda interrogantes en cuanto al paradero de las armas de destrucción en masa no destruidas o a la posible reanudación de la fabricación de armas prohibidas.